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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1158 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-181200-
/O.EXT.KSHV.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260820T0100Z/
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-
Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-
Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-Sabine-
Including the cities of Shreveport, Jacksonville, Bogata,
Clarksville, Tyler, De Queen, Mineola, Lewisville, Texarkana, Hughes
Springs, Stonewall, Bossier City, Clarks, Ringgold, Broken Bow,
Martin, Springhill, Omaha, Pineland, Montgomery, Bradley, Mount
Vernon, Rusk, Bernice, Minden, Naples, Hope, Henderson, Gibsland,
Mineral Springs, Monroe, Quitman, Jefferson, Carthage, Jena, Midway,
Olla, Mansfield, Columbia, Hemphill, Arcadia, Winnfield, Hawkins,
Lufkin, El Dorado, Zwolle, Colfax, Marshall, San Augustine,
Farmerville, Queen City, Magnolia, Coushatta, Ruston, Winnsboro,
Logansport, Nashville, Big Sandy, Dierks, Atlanta, Homer,
Haynesville, Nacogdoches, Gilmer, Stamps, Natchitoches, Daingerfield,
Pittsburg, Longview, Jonesboro, Linden, Ashdown, Grayson, Mount
Pleasant, Center, Many, Dry Prong, Idabel, Pleasant Hill, Prescott,
and Lone Star
1158 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, north
  central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and
  northeast Texas.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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